THULS - Disaster Preparation
Tactical Handbook, Unit Leader, Small
THULS have become ubiquitous within the military community ever since they were widely distributed for deployments and all that GWOT money flowed from the mythical golden goose. Those days might be over, but THULS dominates as the standard for all-weather reference books with an infinite write and rewrite capability. So, don't get helocast off some coastline with laminated paper that's going to leak and turn into mush.
Read more about the Battle Board and MIR collaboration here.
THULS are all Made in the USA by a few back-woods country boys up somewhere in the woods of New Hampshire or Vermont.
THULS stands for Tactical Handbook, Unit Leader, Small.
They are nearly indestructible plastic reference books full information and templates specific to your mission. Read more about them here.
- Battle Board Micro - THULS Enhancement Skin (aka a notebook cover… we just had to use a fancy name to satisfy the MIR boys)
- Lumocolor markers (use 90% alcohol to erase)
- Mechanical Pencils for writing on and erasing from THULS underwater
- Grease pencils for writing underwater on anything
- THULS Lined / Grid / Blank cards for expanding any THULS set
- Small form factor fits easily in your pocket
- Nearly indestructible plastic cards
- Textured surface makes writing simple
- Different colors of cards available for tactical environments
- Fillable, Erasable, Rewritable
- Manuals, references, and templates facilitate communication and information dissemination
- Keeps information and notes secure in any environment
- Write underwater with a pencil
- Permanent marker compatible (alcohol-based ink)
Dimensions: 5.5” x 4.25”
Thickness: 12 mils (0.012”)
Material: Proprietary plastic blend
Works best with: Battle Board Micro
Each THULS notebook with more than one card comes with three (3) Binder Rings.
This does not apply to single cards such as the Individual Range Card or Z-Fold Cards.
THULS Book Details
Topic |
Cards |
Description |
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M3 - Medical Mini-Module |
4 |
Must Have' information for any Combat Lifesaver. 10 Pages on 5 Cards: Triage Information, IT4C (Casualty Card), TACEVAC / NATO 9-line, MIST Report, Landing Zone Brief, LZ Instructions (including LZ marking diagrams), TACEVAC Steps / Info, Terminology, IT4C Training / Use, TACEVAC Procedures, plus Care / Transport Preparations. Fits perfectly in the IFAK and sleeve and breast pocket of ACUs |
|
Improved Tactical Casualty Care Card (IT4C) |
1 |
Designed with the non-medic in mind in an intuitive and user-friendly “check the box” format. Can be issued to soldiers as part of their IFAK and carried and used during both training and combat operations, enabling combat lifesavers and medics to train on the same card that they use in combat. A resource that can be used repeatedly in schoolhouses and during unit training as an intuitive, cost-effective item that enhances combat efficiency and builds “muscle memory”. Works seamlessly with the new MIST report required at the end of each 9-Line TACEVAC Request. The entire first-aid / pre-hospital care documentation / TACEVAC request process can be rehearsed over and over using the IT4C and the THULS 9-Line TACEVAC Request with MIST. Fits perfectly in the IFAK and sleeve and breast pocket of ACUs. Written on with a Staedtler map pen, Ultra-Fine Sharpie or pencil, ink is removed with 90% rubbing alcohol; pencil is erased with an eraser. Can be SANITIZED with 10% bleach / 90% water or hospital grade decontamination agents without removing the writing. |
|
Radiological Events |
19 |
NUCLEAR DETONATIONS & DIRTY BOMBS Emergency Supply Kit Checklist, Radiation Units Of Measure, Nuclear Cloud, Nuclear Damage Zones,Dirty Bombs, Radiation Protection, Radioactive Fallout, Nuclear Weapons Effects, Bio Response To Nuclear Radiation, Measuring Radioactivity and Effects, Decontamination, Radiation Penetration and Shielding, Sheltering in Place / Fallout Decay, Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Fully Waterproof, Durable, Fillable, Erasable, Rewritable |
|
Land Navigation |
33 |
Land nav checklist, Lateral effect per degree of offset, Calculating grade ratios, G-m conversion, Map scale measurements, Pace count log, Pace count travel time chart, Military Grid Reference System, Grid zone designator, How MGRS works, Components of an MGRS map, UTM coordinates, UTM maps, Finding a known location, Determining distance on a map, Protractors, Finding an azimuth, Compass use, Orientating a map, Compass error, North | declination | G-M angle, Finding your current position on a map, Resection, Modified resection, Modified resection- linear, Intersection, Determining relief and elevation, Determining grade,Terrain features & navigation, Manmade cuts, Streams, Terrain association, Major, minor, man-made features, Handrails, Catching features attack points, Steering marks, Offset, Route planning, Lateral drift / steering marks, Aiming off, Pace count, Navigation techniques, Terminology, Basic Landnav techniques, Dead reckoning, Terrain association, Situational techniques, Intentional offsetting, 90 degree offset. |
|
Tactical Communications Handbook |
29 |
Mojave Repeater, the exclusive distributor of the THULS Tactical Communications Handbook. The ultimate communications handbook for tactical operations. Coyote covers with tan pages. Keep this powerful tool in your pack or kit if you want to be an ASSET to yourself and others. Includes: Basic Radio Principles,Basic Radio Wave Properties, Basic Antenna Theory, Antenna Selection, Radio Operator Resources, Field Antenna Repair, Field Expedient Antennas, SINCGARS Julian Date Calendar, PROWORDS |
|
Field Expedient Antenna |
4 |
Quick guide to the basic construction of field expedient antennas. 32 foot whip, Inverted V, Sloping V, Bi-directional, Long wire, Vertical dipole, Jungle antenna, Slant wire w/counterpoise (Lazy L) |
THULS + MICRO
We developed the Battle Board Micro specifically for the THULS and STāNOTE. All three work together as a complete pocket information system.
ALL WEATHER
THULS works equally well covered in mud as it does in a classroom. Don't let the rain threaten you with a good time.
REFERENCE BOOKS
Find the information you need, ready for the field, and with the capability to write on the sheets, erase, and rewrite.
ANOTHER JARHEAD STORY
HISTORY OF THULS
LEAVE PAPER IN THE HEAD, TAKE THULS & STāNOTES TO THE FIELD INSTEAD.
Paper manuals get destroyed in the environments where military, police, and fire fighters work. The Marine Corps infantry, knuckle-dragging geniuses over at MIR (another acronym... STOP!) decided in the “2000’s,” to take the giant leap forward and print on a plastic. It’s slightly textured, so you can write on the cards, but not textured enough to wipe yourself with. They also gave an entire industry the middle finger and decided to disregard all of the common paper and notebook sizes.
That’s where Battle Board comes in to the rescue. We took pity on the boys up in New Hampshire or Vermont or wherever they are and designed a case specifically for the THULS books that have become ubiquitous within the field-manual obsessed community.
So, leave the paper one the roll and get outside with THULS & STāNOTE sheets.
BATTLE BOARD
MICRO SYSTEM
THULS ENHANCEMENT SKIN
We designed the Micro system around THULS data books and worked with MIR to launch a full set of templates, reference cards, and the revolutionary STāNOTE polymer sheets. Everything works together to form a complete reference and communication system in your pocket.
